Tranoroa is a rural municipality in

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

. It belongs to the

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Beloha Beloha is a rural municipality in Androy Region, Madagascar. It is situated along the unpaved Route nationale 10. Beloha is situated near the Cape Sainte Marie, the southernmost point of Madagascar. At Cape Sainte Marie is also a wildlife reser ...

, which is a part of

Androy Region Androy is the most southerly region of Madagascar. It covers an area of 19,540 km2, and had a population of 903,376 inhabitants in 2018. The administrative capital is Ambovombe-Androy. Area Androy (literally "the land of ''roy'' (Mimosa del ...

. It is situated at the

Menarandra River Menarandra is a river in the regions of Androy and Atsimo-Andrefana in southern Madagascar. It flows into the Indian Ocean near Bevoalavo Est. Its annual discharge is low, approx. 2–3 L/s/km at Tranoroa where it also crossed the National road ...

and the National road 10. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 18,000 in 2001. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 45% and 45% of the working population. The most important crops are

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and

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s; also

cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes. Although ...

is an important agricultural product. Industry and services provide employment for 2% and 8% of the population, respectively.

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Populated places in Androy {{Androy-geo-stub